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TWO MINIATURE JADE CARVINGS OF BIRDS
LATE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. MID-9TH CENTURY-
8TH CENTURY BC
Both are similarly carved in the round as a bird, with its head detailed with a small pointed
beak and protruding eyes, the body detailed with stylised plumage culminating in an
elongated tail.
Widest: 1 ¡ in. (3.1 cm.) wide, box (2)
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000
fig. 1
PROVENANCE 圖一
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Macau in 1988
Compare to a pair of jade carvings of bird, with simialr long and curly beak, but wings close to
the body, are illustrated in Golden Age of the Rui State: Zhou Dynasty Treasures from Hancheng,
Shaanxi Province, Shanghai, no.118, p.241 (fig. 1).

西周晚期 玉鳥两件

來源
藍田山房舊藏，1988 年購於澳門

喙大且下勾的玉鳥可參考梁帶村芮國墓地 26 號墓出土的兩例，著於《金玉華年：陝西韓城出土
周代芮國文物珍品》，上海， 2012 年，圖版 118 號，頁 241（圖一）。

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